# Hawks Nest Hydro

PJM asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/hawks-nest-hydro

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 50011 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- hydroelectric: 102 MW operating nameplate
- Capacity basis: operating_generator_nameplate_mw
- Source inventory: [EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/august_generator2026.xlsx)
- Inventory retrieved: 2026-10-10T22:49:53.020309+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -81.1753, 38.1478
- OSM extract: 2026-10-09T20:21:04Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2025-02-05 22:47:05+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T23:05:25.899257+00:00

Battery power (MW) and stored energy (MWh) are separate measures. Shared physical-site membership does not establish electrical connectivity, settlement or a common export limit.

## Reviewed overview

Hawks Nest Hydro is a 102 MW conventional hydroelectric plant in Fayette County. Hawks Nest is a 102-MW run-of-river hydroelectric plant on the New River in Fayette County, West Virginia, owned by Hawks Nest Hydro LLC, a subsidiary of Brookfield Renewable Energy Group. Union Carbide's New-Kanawha Power Company built it in the 1930s, and its powerhouse holds four identical 25.5-MW, 25-Hz units. Brookfield took over the facility in 2006. It is West Virginia's largest hydro plant, and its output serves a single industrial customer at Alloy. A Microsoft power purchase agreement is helping fund replacement of two of the four units, which would raise capacity to 108.5 MW.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 102 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 50011 — plant-50011

## Facts

- **Technology:** Conventional Hydroelectric
- **Operator:** Brookfield Renewable Partners

## Related parties

- **Operator / parent company:** Brookfield Renewable Partners — operator ([source](https://bep.brookfield.com))
- **Offtaker:** Microsoft — offtaker ([source](https://www.microsoft.com))
- **Former owner / developer:** New-Kanawha Power Company — former_owner

## Sources

- [lowimpacthydro.org](https://lowimpacthydro.org/?p=10264) — lowimpacthydro.org · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [woay.com](https://woay.com/tunnel-de-watering-project-at-hawks-nest-on-track-to-finish-in-november/) — woay.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [herald-dispatch.com](https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/microsoft-pact-helps-pay-for-upgrades-to-90-year-old-hawks-nest-hydro-powerhouse/article_2144a001-1e86-43e2-b863-086cecb16369.html) — herald-dispatch.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/hawks-nest-hydro
Website: [Hawks Nest Hydro LLC](https://bep.brookfield.com)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/